ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,182, issued on June 2, was assigned to Pomme de Terre River Valley Products and Consulting LLC (Greenfield, Mo.).
"Side loading a hay bale" was invented by Brian Ballard (Greenfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle and a method for side loading a hay bale. The vehicle has a frame, a side loader mechanism, and a storage assembly. The frame has a side oriented parallel to a direction of travel of the vehicle. The side loader mechanism is pivotably coupled to the side of the frame and pivots between an extended position and a retracted position. The side loader mechanism has a first loader arm and a second loader arm which o...